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Over one-quarter of participants were admitted to an ICU, and nearly one-third needed mechanical ventilation or high-flow oxygen.
The UK's National Health Service is offering the 4CMenB vaccine, which provides cross-protection against gonorrhea, to patients at the greatest risk of infection.
The nine measles cases confirmed in Wisconsin's Oconto County are the state's first this year.
Authors recorded an annual growth in cases of 14.2%.
Data from 352 US outpatient facilities show a 20% increase in antibiotic prescribing per year from 2021 through 2023, a finding researchers say reflects a return to pre-pandemic healthcare use patterns.
Only 49% of poll respondents said they trust the Food and Drug Administration or the CDC to make sure vaccines are safe.
Eight of the liaison groups issued a joint statement warning that removing expertise from the working groups is dangerous to the nation's health and will further erode confidence in vaccines.
Risk factors included financial hardship, food insecurity, lack of a college degree, medical discrimination, and poor social support.
The national percentage of kindergartners with an exemption from one or more vaccine rose to 3.6%, hitting a new high for the fourth year in a row.
The initiative is designed to accelerate testing, sequencing, capacity building, and local manufacturing for mpox and other priority pathogens.
The rare but potentially severe illness is tied to ingesting the internal parasite via raccoon feces and contaminated soil.
The CDC said COVID-19 activity is rising in several parts of the country and test positivity and emergency department visits are up nationally.
Of 41 children, 27% died within 3 days after symptom onset, 91% of them from cerebral herniation; only 1 had been vaccinated against flu.
UNICEF estimates 80,000 children in West and Central Africa could be at high risk of cholera as the rainy season begins.
The United States has 14 more measles cases, 1,333 total.
Effectiveness was 70% to 85% against hospitalization for the 2 mRNA vaccines.
A review and meta-analysis finds shorter antibiotic courses show similar efficacy for bloodstream infections in immunocompetent patients compared with longer courses.
One person has died since the first case was identified on July 25.
Researchers found high rates of neurologic conditions among patients who received certain monoclonal antibodies, women, older survivors, and those with underlying illnesses.
Infections occurred among US residents who received epidural anesthesia for cosmetic surgeries in Matamoros, Mexico, in 2023.
